DA announces candidate for mayor
2011-03-17
THE Democratic Alliance is pulling out all the stops to secure a majority in Drakenstein with a talented mayoral candidate for the municipal elections. She is legal eagler Advocate Gesie van Deventer, community leader and wine producer. Gesie was born in Van Rhynsdorp, the daughter of a miner. Her formative years were not easy and she knew what a life of hardship was. From a very young age she had to assist in a clothing shop to make ends meet. After she matriculated she studied law at the University of Stellenbosch. She initially served as Public Prosecutor in District and Regional Courts in the Cape Province from 1981 until 1984 and then started practising as an advocate in the Cape High Court. She also served in different divisions of courts as magistrate. On request of the Government, Gesie served in various Commissions of Enquiry relating to irregularities and mal-administration. She later swapped her toga for farmer’s boots when she turned to wine farming near Windmeul. She obtained a diploma in viticulture and botany from Elsenburg and established herself as a prominent wine producer in the area. Since then she has been named Woman Farmer of the Year (top exporter), Farmer of the Year (all-round Western Cape) and Cape Exporter of the Year. In 2003 she became the first female chairperson of Paarl Vintners’ Board of Directors. She has served as Judge in both panels for Farmer of the Year (SA) and Female Entrepreneur (SA). Gesie has always been involved in community upliftment, empowerment and rural development, with the accent on female mentoring. In 2007 she was elected as board member of Casidra (Cape Agency for Sustainable Integrated Development in Rural Areas) and currently serves as chairperson. ) The Electoral Commission will accept nominees for candidates to contest the Local Government Elections until 17:00 on 25 March. For nomination by a registered political party, the deposit payable by bank guaranteed cheque is R2 500 (district council R1 500). Independents pay R1000
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